FIBROMYALGIA-MANAGEMENT

SUMMARY

1. Patient education and reassurance
2. Combination therapy is often more effective
3. Biofeedback, tender point injections
4. Acupuncture
5. Low-impact, graded aerobic exercise

MEDICATIONS
1. Tricyclic antidepressants: amitriptyline, nortriptyline
2. Pregabalin (Lyrica), duloxetine (Cymbalta), and milnacipran (Savella) are the only FDA–approved medications to treat fibromyalgia
3. Muscle relaxants (cyclobenzaprine, tizanidine)
4. Analgesia: tramadol

Reference(s)

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Feather, A., Randall, D. and Waterhouse, M. (2020). Kumar And Clark’s Clinical Medicine. 10th ed. S.L.: Elsevier Health Sciences. Get it on Amazon.
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Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021].